Welcome back to another episode of something admired, today I am speaking with Charles Dowding who is an organic gardener of 40 years and is a pioneer in the No-Dig way of gardening. We dive into how our relationship with the land shifts from season to season, the magnificent ecosystem of soil, the basics of no-till gardening, and how we are already living the future of sustainable farming.
In This Episode We Explore:
- Charles's upbringing and how that shaped his passions today
- No-dig way of tending to the land
- Our relationship to the seasons and how that shapes your garden
- The soil food web and how the health of your soil is everything
- Our bodies' relationship to soil and the foods we eat
- How we are already living the future of sustainable gardening
- Erosion control and practices to tend to during climate crisis
Resources:
- No-Dig way of gardening
- Making compost
- Online courses
- Charles books